William Shatner turns Leonard Nimoy debacle into amazing tribute

On Sunday, the New York Daily News’ cover blasted William Shatner as “Captain Jerk” for not attending Leonard Nimoy’s funeral. Shatner, of course, played Captain James T. Kirk in “Star Trek” and Nimoy played his right-hand crew member, the half-human/half-Vulcan Mr. Spock.

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He then hosted a touching and personal Q&A on Twitter with fans about Nimoy using the hashtag #LeonardNimoy, which was trending in several cities Sunday. Shatner has more than 2 million followers on his account. Here are some of the most insightful answers.

Leonard and I seemed to be bound by fate to be friends. We were born 4 days apart. #LeonardNimoy